The Raccoons are copyright of... Hell, if you don't know this, what are you doing here?! Written by Oblenn This is my second fic. It's not so serious, as previous one... And don't forget: it's only a translation. LISA MOVING BACK TO CITY It was early morning. Lisa woke up and looked to the window. To the window sill is attached a bunch of flowers. Lisa happily smiled. She knew, that this flowers from Bert. "My dear Bert." - Thought Lisa - "He again woke up so early to pick this flowers to me." She taken a bunch from window sill and put it into a vase, instead of yesterday's. The shadow of worry is appeared on her face. "But today I must say to him. It's impossible to put off more." She changing clothes and go downstairs to dining room. Her parents was already there. - Good morning to everyone. - said Lisa. - Morning, Lisa. - answered George - How are you sleep? - Thanks, dad, excellent. - The breakfast not ready yet. - heard the voice of Nickole from kitchen - Lisa, please, wait 5 minutes. - Okay. - answered Lisa and started to place plates on the table. - Are you already packed your suitcase? - asked George. - No, dad, I'll be pack it after dinner. At this time Bentley came in into dining room. Cheerful, joyful and, that the strangest, without a computer. - Morning to all. Are breakfast ready? - asked he. - Morning, Bentley. No, still not ready. - answered George and go into kitchen. - Faster, please! - Hey, Bentley, where are you so hurry? - asked Lisa. - We're with Bert going to play baseball after breakfast. Do you want to join us? - Bentley, you know, I don't like baseball. - Maybe you just look? Please, Lisa! "Interesting, why he asked me with so persistence? Probably, he planned something... Maybe I should go, Bert will be there..." - thought Lisa. Okay, Bentley, I'll go and look on your game. - answered she - But I see, that you planned something. What's up? - Wait me here! I'm for moment. - said Bentley and quickly run upstairs. Lisa is looked on him with astonishment. Minute later he returned with baseball ball and glove. - Look, Lisa. - said he, placed it into table. Lisa turned ball in hands. It looks like millions same balls in all world. And about glove is difficult to tell something especial. - Ordinary baseball ball. Why you showed it to me? - You noticed nothing! There are directing device is in this ball. And on this glove is radio beacon, so when anybody throw this ball, it'll flying into my hands! I was worked on it all week! C'mon, Lisa, try to throw it somewhere! Lisa thrown this ball somewhere upwards. One second later Bentley already held it on his hands and joyful smiled. - Hey, Bentley, it's not fair play! - Don't worry. I want to test this things only. Then I'll tell everything to Bert. - Hey, breakfast is ready! - heard the George's voice from kitchen. - At last! - exclaimed Bentley - Lisa, thanks, that you agreed to look on my baseball triumph! After breakfast Bentley and Lisa are go into stadium. Bert and Cedrick already waited for them. Actually, they're waited only for Bentley, and very surprised, when saw Lisa too. - Hi, Lisa! - exclaimed Bert - Are you want to join us? - Hi, Bert, hi, Cedrick. No, I only want to look at your game. - You won't disappointed! Bert Raccoon, baseball champion, show to you today best game in your life! That time Bentley with artful look clicked hidden buttons in the glove. - Okay, I'm ready - he declared. All are going into their places. Cedrick with ball go to the center of stadium, Bert with baseball bat is prepared to beat off. Lisa sat at tribune and started to look on the field. - Let's start! - said Cedrick and throw a ball. Bert is beat it off, and start to run. - Catch it, Bentley! - shouted Cedrick. It was easy to Bentley. Ball are flying to his glove in one second. - Well done! Now throw! - shouted Cedrick again. Bentley try, but... ball hasn't come off from glove. Bentley surprising look at it and try again. No result. Bert that time are run all bases and exclaimed: - Yes! Bert Raccoon has do it! - Why you wasn't throw, Bentley? - asked Cedrick, approaching to him. Moment later Bert and Lisa are approach too. Bentley is looked on them and blushed. Ball looks like stick to glove, and don't come off. - Errr... Maybe, output signal is too strong... - said he, at last. Lisa laughed first. Then others are joining to her. After game they all go to have lunch at "Blue spruce" cafe, bantering on Bentley. After that, he want to throw out this glove into lake, but Cedrick persuade he to gave this glove to him to show the father. Cyril certainly will find, how to use this invention. Therefore Cedrick leave raccoons very quickly. Bentley was eat his lunch without appetite and go home too. Lisa and Bert are stayed in cafe alone. All time Lisa looks nervous, and this is disturbed to Bert. - Lisa, are you all right today? - asked he. - Yes, Bert... Just I must say to you something... - What's happened, Lisa? - Well... I don't know, how to start... I leave tomorrow. - You leave? Where? - Bert looks surprising. - To the city to see my friends. Three days ago Jessie called to me and invite. I'll go to one week, train is tomorrow in 9:00. "Damn." - Thought Bert - "Okay, it's only for one week... Ochhh... One week without Lisa..." - Well, I wish to you happy journey. - Bert, wait. It not all... I agreed with Jessie, that if I'll find a job, I'll stayed there... - Stayed?!! - Bert was shocked - But... Why, Lisa? - Well... I lived all my life into city... I moving here less, than year ago... So... - begun to answered Lisa. But, when she saw a Bert's condition, she quickly added - But if I won't find a job there, I'll back here. "Dammit!" - Thought Bert - "Everything was so good, but... She leaves... And in city she was a boyfriend... John, as I remember... I always knew it... She never loves me..." He silently stand up, pay and go away. Lisa looked on him and felt herself very, very guilty. When Lisa go downstairs next morning, all raccoons are waiting for her. Even Bert. - Lisa, sorry, but our car is broken. - said Nickole. - Carburettor is broke, I don't know, why. Yesterday all was normal. - angry said George. - So, we must go to station on foot. It's good, that it's not so far away. - ended Nickole. - We'll not be late? - asked Lisa. - In another situation we'll be late. - answered Ralph - But I'm call into station, and they said, that train is late too. So we have time. "Damn, all against me!" - thought Bert - "Now this train... So, tomorrow I must buy new carburettor to George... And excuse for the old..." He silently approach to Lisa and take her suitcases. Probably, he decided to be with her up to the end. On road to the station he keep silence too, and looked somewhere in the sky, so at the half of the way he stumbled over and fall down. - Bert, are you all right? - asked Lisa and Melissa. - Errr... Yes, I think. - that time he saw, that one of suitcases are opened, when he falling, and things from there are fall out on the road. - Ochh... Please, forgive me, Lisa, I'm so clumsy... - said he sadly voice. - Nothing, Bert. - answered Lisa. Then she said to another raccoons: - Go to station, we're with Bert are gather all things here and overtake you. Bert stand up and begun to re-pack the suitcase. Lisa started to helping him. - Bert... - said she apologizing voice - I promise to you, that if one week I won't find a job there, I'll return back. - IF you won't find... - said Bert more sadly. - Bert, please forgive me. I understand, what are you feel... She kissed Bert. He blushed a little. - Lisa... - C'mon, Bert, or we're late. They aren't late. When they came, train still stay on platform. Lisa quickly said goodbye to all. Last, she approach to Bert. - I'll be waiting for you. - silently said he - Always. Lisa enter the carriage and train is departured. Bert looked on it with despair and hope in his eyes... From time, when Lisa moved to Evergreen forest, can't pass even a year, but she already became unused to city. And high buildings, seen from train window, already don't look so usually and ordinary. At last, train has arrived to the station. When Lisa go out from carriage, she saw Jessie. - Hi, Lisa! - exclaimed Jessie and waved to her - I think, this train never arrive. - Hi, Jessie. Glad to see ya. - Glad to see ya too. C'mon, I'm already prepare a room for you. All way, when they went to Jessie's house, they are talked. Many things changed in city for this year. - Our teachers in school often remembered you. - said Jessie this time - Actually, they're remembered your brother more. - Bentley? - Yes. They still can't fix school local network, which he hacked before you moving. And both are laughing. - Well, we're come. - said Jessie, opened the door. - Don't worry, I still remember, where you live. - cheerfully answered Lisa. - Then welcome! Your room is second to the right on corridor. Lisa come on to her new room. It was small, but cosy. On a table are laid a envelope. - Jessie, what's it? - asked Lisa, surprising. - It's for you. Read, there all written. Lisa opened the envelope. Inside was a small note: "Hi, Lisa. Glad, that you are returned. I'll visit you tomorrow. John." Lisa read it with mixed feeling. Certainly she was glad to see John, but something was wrong in her feeling to him... Next morning Lisa and Jessie had breakfast, when they heard the door bell. When Lisa open the door, she saw John. He visit her, as he promise. - Hi, Lisa. - said he - It's for you. With this words he take out big bunch of red roses and hold out it to her. Flowers are magnificent, and looked much more impressively, than Bert's. - Hi. - said Lisa and take the bunch - Thanks... - Glad to see ya. I'm come in? - Yes, come in, of cource. They are go into dining room. - Lisa, I hope, you're not offended on me because of our last parting? - asked John. - No, all is normally. Both of us then have a little flared up. - I'm glad. On what time are you arrived? - Well... I don't know exactly. - answered Lisa. - If Lisa find a job on that week, she can stayed here. - insert Jessie. - That's great, Lisa! I know one guy, who worked in agency of employment. If you want, I can ask him to find a job for you. - If it won't difficult to you... - Of cource not! I'll call to him this evening. For now... Would you like to little walk? "Well, it'll be not so bad." - thought Lisa. - Okay, John. Everything was as in old good times, a year ago. Lisa and John are walked and talked, but Lisa for some reason don't be happy, as that time. Lisa felt, that something isn't suffice to her. But what? When they already come back, John invited Lisa to the dancing evening, which will be in one of the night clubs in three days. And Lisa has agreed. This three days are passed very quickly. She met all friends, played one basketball game with her old team. She even reconciled with Dorna, but both remained old attitude to smoking. When Lisa moving into Evergreen Forest, she wanted to return her old life. Now her old live returned, but Lisa wasn't so happy, as she want. Something don't let her feel herself in this city like at home. Third day evening John has come to her. - Are you ready to go on dances? - asked he. - Of cource, John. - answered Lisa. She already changes clothes and looked very beautiful in new dress. - C'mon, I'll pick you up. By the way, I have a good news. We're find a job for you. - What? - Lisa looks surprising. - We're find you a office work in one of the mr. Mammoth's firm. It's a good work, you'll get good money, and work not so hard. Are you agreed? While we haven't left, I can to call to agency and inform about it. Lisa is mused. She wanted to agreed to this job and return old times, but... Something feeling don't let her to say "Yes". She is hesitate and don't know, what to choice. - Can I answer after dancing? - asked he, at last. - Of cource you can. Now c'mon, or we'll late. When they are go to parking, Lisa is looked it with curiosity and asked: - John, where is your car there? - That's it. - answered John and show at new black BMW. - Last time, when you pick me up, you had another car. (Thanks, Archthames) - Errr... Yes, I was buy this car not so long time ago... When they come to the night club, dancing haven't begun yet. - Have a dinner, Lisa? - asked John. - Okay. John pulled the seat out for Lisa. - What do you want to order? - asked a waiter. - Please, champagne and any easy snack. - said John. - Hey, John, I'm not drink. - Lisa trying to object. - Oh, C'mon, Lisa, champagne isn't a real alcohol. At this time waiter brought a order. John opened a bottle and poured a champagne into two wine glasses. - For your moving. - he said. They're drink. Champagne was really perfect. Music starts to play: We would stand on Saturday nights, the boys and me in line, Fighting for the chance to dance with you . . . I can still remember the look upon your face: You were so surprised that I told you, All life long, I knew it was forever. All life long, I knew we couldn't stop. All life long, I knew it was forever, All life long! Lisa gave a start. At that music they're danced a year ago, on their first date. "It's only a coincidence!" - thought Lisa - "He can't arrange this, can't!" - Would you like to dance? - asked John... Everything was exactly as one year ago, at moment, which Lisa still consider a most happy moment in her life: same music, same situation... But lisa don't feel herself same happy. Something changed in her soul this year, something are going away... Music played... We still go back there most Saturday nights, the same old band in gray and blue... And I can still remember you and the boys in line, and I still want to dance with you... All life long, I knew it was forever. All life long, I knew we couldn't stop. All life long, I knew it was forever, All life long! They danced, and Lisa trying to understand her feelings. And she understand, why she can't feel herself in this city like at home. She understand, what feeling don't let her to agreed on the job. She loved Bert. But she understand it only now. And now she know, what to do further. Music finished. Lisa and John are left to the street to take a fresh air. John embraced Lisa and trying to kiss her. She asided. - What's happened, Lisa? - John was surprised. - John, between us all was ended a year ago. - we can begin all again! - No, John, we can't... She turn around and go towards to Jessie's house. In club already played another music: ...Oskolki proshlogo, kak sneg, Zakrutit uragan vremen, V ushedshij den dlya nas navek Obrushiv most. Ostaviv v nashich dushach sled, On uplivet za gorizont. I v chistom nebe vspichnet svet Svet novich zvezd... (Excuse me, I know, that it all are in Canada, but I can't find english-language song with same sense. Translation: ...The wind of time Blow away splinters of a past, It's broke bridge to the past day For us forever... It keep the trace in our souls, Then moving far away. And in empty sky is flashing up the light, Light of the new stars...) - Lisa, wait! - shouted John. She hasn't turned back... From train window are seen trees and mountains. Lisa moving back to the Evergreen forest: place, where lived her family, where lived her love, place, which changed her life... Moscow, 20:18 25/04/2004 Translated in 20:41 28/04/2004